Dumping-wagon.



E. E. GEESEMAN. DUMPING WAGON. APPLIUATION FILED 001'. 10, 19081Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

Witnaoaeo attowwg EARLE E. GEESEMAN, OF CUBA, ILLINOIS.

DUMPING-WAGON.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1, 191 11 Application filed October 16, 1908. Serial No.458,095;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EARLE E. GnnsEMAN, citizen of the United States,residing at Cuba, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and use ful Improvements in Dumping-Wagons, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dumping wagons, and the object thereof is toprovide a simple, inexpensive and durable apparatus which may beinstalled upon the ordinary wagon, to enable the same to be readilydumped.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, and forming apart of this specification, and wherein like characters are used todesignate like parts throughout the several figures, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a wagon provided with my improved dumping apparatus, withthe near side wheels and other parts removed. Fig. 2 is a frontelevation of the forward bolster and connecting members, constructed inaccord ance with my invention. Fig. 3 is a similar view of the rear axleand connecting members, and, Fig. 41 is a side elevation of the forwardportion of the wagon body, illustrating the operating lever for movingthe same to the position for dumping.

In the accompanying drawings, is illustrated the ordinary box-bodywagon, including the box-body A, and the running gear therefor,embodying forward and rear wheel trucks B and C, the forward truck Bbeing provided with the forwardly extending tongue D, and beingrotatable with respect to its bolster E, which is connected to the reartruck C by the reach F.

In accordance with my invention, the axle 5 of the rear truck C isprovided with spaced outstanding ears 8 and is connected to a transversecross bar 6, provided with spaced outstanding ears 8 and bolted upon thebase of the body A, by means of relatively wide spaced links 7 extendingvertically in the normal position of the wagon, and pivotally mountedbetween said outstanding ears of cross bar 6 and axle 5, at the upperand lower ends thereof respectively, by pins 8. The links 7 may besupported by crossed truss bars 9 connecting the same.

The bolster E of the forward truck B is provided with vertical upwardlyextending arms 10, at its ends, and said bolster E is connected to thebody A, at a point forwardly of the vertical plane thereof, byrelatively wide lL-shaped links 11, substantially greater in length thanthe links 7 connecting the axle 5 and the rear portion of said body A,said links 11 being pivotally mounted between the outstanding ears 8upon said bolster E and the outstanding ears 8 upon a cross bar 12extending transversely along.

and secured upon the base of said body A by means of the bolt 11*. Thebody A is provided with a transverse cross piece 13, rearwardly of thecross bar 12, adapted to rest upon the upper portion of the verticalextension of the links 11, when said body is in its normal horizontalposition, in order to take the weight of said body off of the ends ofthe forward horizontal extension of said links. Thus by virtue of theforward extending portions of links 11, and the cross piece 13 restingupon the vertical portions thereof, the body A ismaintained in itsnormal horizontal position. Retractile coil springs 14, are attached tothe screw-eyes 15 upon the ends of the bolster E, and to eyes 16 uponthe wagon body to assist in maintaining said body in its normalhorizontal position, and to take up a part of the shock when said bodyis moved longitudinally, and its rear end lowered.

Operating levers 17 having upwardly extending handle portions projectingupwardly along the sides of the body A, ad-

jacent the forward end thereof, are pivotally mounted at the upper endof the arms 10 extending from the ends of the bolster E and are providedwith lower horizontal portions having longitudinal slots therein, withinwhich project pins 18, extending from brackets 19 secured upon the baseof said body.

The operation is as follows: Then the handles of operating levers 17 areforced downwardly, the forward end of the body A is forced upwardly, andsaid body is moved longitudinally at the same time, by virtue of theangularity and connection of the forward supporting links 11 the rearend of said body being simultaneously lowered. In this movement, asbefore stated, the retractile coil springs 1 1 serve to take up aportion of the shock, and they also return the body to its normalposition, as illustrated, when the load thereof has been dumped.

Having fully described my invention, I claim:

1. In a wagon, a body, separate forward and rear wheel-trucks providedwith spaced outstanding ears,forward and rear cross strips secured tothe bottom of said body and provided with spaced outstanding ears,relatively wide substantially L-shaped links having the extremitiesthereof pivotally mounted between said outstanding ears of said forwardwheel truck and said forward cross strip and relatively wide verticallinks having the extremities thereof pivotally mounted between saidoutstanding ears of said rear wheel-truck and said rear cross strip,substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. In a wagon, a body, separate forward and rear wheel-trucks providedwith spaced outstanding ears, forward and rear cross strips secured tothe bottom of said body and provided with spaced outstanding ears,relatively wide substantially L-shaped links having the extremitiesthereof pivotally mounted between said outstanding ears of said forwardwheel truck and said forward cross strip, a supporting cross stripsecured to the bottom of said body and arranged to engage said L-shapedlinks and relatively wide vertical links having the extremities thereofpivotally mounted between said outstanding ears of said rear wheel-truckand said rear cross Strip, said L-shaped links and said vertical linksbeing adapted to entirely support said body, substantially as and forthe purpose described.

3. In a wagon, a body, forward and rear wheel-trucks, said forwardwheel-truck comprising an axle provided with a bolster verticallypivoted thereon, said bolster being provided with spaced upstanding earsand upwardly projecting arms adjacent the extremities thereof, angularoperating levers pivoted to said arms at points adjacent the upperextremities thereof, said levers comprising upwardly extending handleportions and rearwardly extending horizontal portions, said horizontalportions having a slot extending longitudinally therein, pins suit ablysecured to the base of said body and inserted within said longitudinalslot, and adapted to slide therein, a cross strip secured to the bottomof said body adjacent the forward end thereof and provided with spacedoustanding ears, relatively wide substantially L-shaped links having theextremities thereof pivotally mounted between said spaced ears of saidbolster and said cross strip, said rear truck comprising an axleprovided with spaced outstanding cars, a cross strip provided withspaced outstanding ears secured to the bottom of said body near the rearend thereof and relatively wide links having the extremities thereofpivotally mounted between said spaced ears of said second named crossstrip and said axle of said rear truck, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

4. In a wagon, a body, wheel trucks connected thereto, each of saidwheel trucks comprising an axle provided with spaced members, spacedmembers arranged upon said body, swinging members pivotally mountedbetween said spaced members upon each of said axles and said body,whereby said body may be moved longitudinally when the forward endthereof is raised, and means for raising said forward end of said body,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLYDE D. SMITH.

